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ROUSSEAU
Armand Rousseau represents the form of the martial tread of Chambertin, and a property that has gone from strength to strength over the decades without many of the downturns experienced by other top proprieties. After his father's passing in 1959, Charles Rousseau maintained the property's consistency despite economic and climatic fluctuations. It is an education of what great wine is all about to taste the Chambertin and Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, side by side from the same vintage. Both wines are super dense, finish very long and unwind in surprising tangents of complexity as they age in the bottle and air in the glass. Perhaps Rousseau's most distinctive and alluring wine is the Clos St. Jacques, with notes of green peppercorns and white chocolate.
Chambertin--Vintage 1995
Côte de Nuits, Armand Rousseau
"Displaying a bright, dark color and huge aromas of Pinot fruit, smoky oak and rocks, the Chambertin has a massive, deeply spicy, sweet, very thick, super-complex palate with sauteed bacon notes. Tannic, extremely tight and stunning, this backward wine will reach its peak between 2007-2020. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 111 Jun 1997
1 dozen bottles per lot
Armand Rousseau represents the form of the martial tread of Chambertin, and a property that has gone from strength to strength over the decades without many of the downturns experienced by other top proprieties. After his father's passing in 1959, Charles Rousseau maintained the property's consistency despite economic and climatic fluctuations. It is an education of what great wine is all about to taste the Chambertin and Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, side by side from the same vintage. Both wines are super dense, finish very long and unwind in surprising tangents of complexity as they age in the bottle and air in the glass. Perhaps Rousseau's most distinctive and alluring wine is the Clos St. Jacques, with notes of green peppercorns and white chocolate.
Chambertin--Vintage 1995
Côte de Nuits, Armand Rousseau
"Displaying a bright, dark color and huge aromas of Pinot fruit, smoky oak and rocks, the Chambertin has a massive, deeply spicy, sweet, very thick, super-complex palate with sauteed bacon notes. Tannic, extremely tight and stunning, this backward wine will reach its peak between 2007-2020. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 111 Jun 1997
1 dozen bottles per lot